St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-10
HOWARD'S REVIEW.
Signed Appeals for Clemency--
The Situation.


Special TO the Globe
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 9.-The governor
bored, the anarchists excited, women
crying, the police diSgusted, everybody
wOndering-that's the situation; but to
an outsider it seems clear enough that
while there is possibility that the gov
ernor viii commute the sentence of
poor old Fielden. who in some respects
is worse than any of them, and of
Schwab. whose life is really of no ac-
count to himself OF to anybody else,
there will be an execution here on Fri
day next, and either seven up or five on
the ropes will be the outcome. But why
Fielden? you ask. / don't wonder at
the question, as Fielden was for years
the champion spokesman, boss threat
ener and WhOlesalest dealer in anathema
the gang possessed. Nat Goodwin was
in the jail when Fielden was brought in
end heard him say, Il am glad of it,
and wish more had been killed." but
that. you see. was year and half ago,
and the dead policemen were long since
forgotten. But Fielden's friends have
presented a petition TO the governor
which sets forth his merits as a little
lower only than those of angels, and
Judge Gary Says:
"OutSide of what is in the record of
the trial there is the natural and private
character of the man. A natural love of
Justice, an impatience at all undeSerVed
suffering, an impulsive temper and an
intense love of and thirst for the ap-
plauSe of his hearers, made him adyO-
cate of force as a heroic remedy for the
hardship that the poor endure. In his
own private life he was the honest, in
duStriOus and peaceable laboring man.
In what he said III court before sentence
he was respectful and decOrouS. His
language and conduct since have been
irreprOachable. As there is no evidence
that he knew of any preparation to do
the specific act of throwing the bomb
that killed Degan, he does not under
stand, even now, that general advice to
large masses to do violence makes him
responsible for the acts of those of 9TH
erS tending to make that effort effectual
In short, he was more a mlSjudged en-
thusiast than criminal conscious of
the horrible nature and effect of his
teachings, and of his responsibility
therefore. What shall be done in his
case is partly question of state policy,
upon which. it seems to Inc. action on
the part of your eXcellency favorable to
him is iustifiable."
Now what do you think of that? And
Oh top of this States Attorney, now
Judge GrinnelI, Says:
Schwab's conduct during the trial and
when addressing the court before sem
tence. like Fielden's, was decorOus, re-
sppctful to the law and commendable.
feel that you should know this fact,
which exists alone as to those two,
Schwab and Fielden. 1t is my further
desire to say that | believe the latter
was the weak, plant tool of a stronger
will and more designing person. Schwab
seems to be friendless. At this date no
other application has been made to me,
and, if made, l have no further sugges-
tiOns or recommendations TO offer. As
to the two above named, do not feel
like putting any obstacles i'll the way of
a communication of their sentence to i'm
prisOnment for life. although | should
have preferred to have received from
SchWab a statement similar in character